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Expanding into new markets (without losing your shirt)
January 1st, 2024
Employees at AR Tech working on multilayered insulative fabric assemblies for a space launch vehicle. Image: AR Tech In today’s volatile economic climate—with higher interest rates and difficulty hiring workers—the decision on how, when or even whether a company should expand into a new market can be incredibly challenging. However, within this industry, where most […]
Scott Sutherland: Ready for anything
April 1st, 2021
In the summer of 2020, Scott Sutherland was elated with record-shattering sales, but he was also in a situation he had never imagined: out of aluminum, out of fabric, out of nearly every component used to make tents. The pandemic roller coaster had sent the event tent industry from a bust to a boom, with […]
U.S. tent and structure manufacturers unite with the special events industry to address the COVID-19 pandemic
April 3rd, 2020
The special events industry stands poised to address surging capacity needs of the U.S. health care infrastructure. Ten of the major U.S. tent and structure manufacturers have joined together in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The principal strategy of the group is to align needs for disaster resources including field hospitals, emergency temporary shelters, […]
Olympic Tent welcomes Linc Aldershof as its national sales manager
December 6th, 2018
Tent manufacturer Olympic Tent, Tacoma, Wash., has hired Linc Aldershof as national sales manager. Aldershof brings 43 years of experience in the tent and industrial fabric industry to Olympic Tent. He will be responsible for developing new business relationships, promoting products and overseeing the sales team. Aldershof is an accomplished sales professional with a […]